I think it's created about as much good as it's created bad, is what i thinkhyo. I mean, in my book, jes don't count, to mention it, there's quite a lot of twitter examples. When there's an ambiguous or unfair shaming, there's much more of a democratic back and forward. The night of justine sacco, for instance, was a hundred thousand people screaming at one person who was oblivious because she was asleep on a plane. That doesn't happen. So i think, i think there has been testasa maturity on social media, and hopefully continue to mature.
Whether it's arguing over cancel culture, mask-wearing or what to do with statues, the culture wars now seem to be a constantly reappearing flashpoint in public discourse. Acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson was curious to learn how this phenomenon had come about and has spent the last year creating the hit radio and podcast series, Things Fell Apart, for BBC Radio 4, exploring the history of the culture wars. For this discussion Jon is joined in conversation by comedian and writer David Baddiel to explore the origin stories of the culture wars and where they might be headed next.
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